1st Concept Mapping

American Music
The concept behind this diagram is to provide a description of several popular styles of American music.

Christian
Christian music has been written during the last two thousand years to express personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise and worship, penitence and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world. Common styles of Christian music include Gospel and Hymns and today's popular artists include Michael Smith and Yolanda Adams.
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--GOSPEL
--HYMNS
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Rhythm & Blues
Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B) is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music, originally created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s but which has subsequently had a number of shifts of meaning. Popular R&B artists today include Jill Scott and the Temptations.
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ROCK
Rock music — or simply rock — is a loosely defined genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s. There are numerous successful rock artists to include Elton John, The Beatles, and common popular artists today such as Britney Spears.
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HIP HOP
Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans. When hip hop music began to emerge, it was based around DJs who created rhythmic beats by looping breaks (smalls portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables. This was later accompanied by "rapping" (a rhythmic style of chanting). Many Hip Hop artists today create sounds incorporating a mixture of song vocals and rapping.
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COUNTRY
Country music (or Country and Western) is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s. Common styles of country music include blue-grass, country & western styles, and what some might consider contemporary or modern country music. Country is prevalant is many different communities and popular artists include Kenny Rogers and Garth Brooks.
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